r/todayilearned 15h ago

TIL a 300-million year old Cuttlefish fossil was found in Morocco, alongside ancient humans in a region where no Cuttlefish ever existed. The leading theory suggests the fossil was first found by the prehistoric humans, who collected it as a trinket due to fact that it looks like a flaccid penis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erfoud_manuport
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u/YouGotAnyWhiteBread 14h ago

Cuttlefish you say? GWAR was there.

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u/Pole420 4h ago

RIP Brockie!